Match

GWS Giants vs Fremantle

Commentary / 17 Jun 2023

Pre Game

00:00

Since Round 9, GWS Giants have won the clearance count by seven per game - ranked No.1 in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

04:25

The Giants have done all the attacking so far with 20 forward half disposals to just one. It has also taken five marks to none in that zone.

04:56

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)

07:32

After tallying a season-low 26 disposals last week against the Kangaroos, Tom Green has imposed himself already with a game-high five disposals, five contested possessions, and two clearances.

12:05

After entering the round with the second-lowest kick-to-handball ratio of any team (1.24) - GWS Giants have opted to kick a lot more this afternoon - posting a ratio of 2.36.

13:05

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jake Riccardi)

14:17

Fremantle's ball movement from defensive 50 has been halted on several occasions - with only one of its six chains leading to an inside 50 entry. In comparison, the Giants have launched an inside 50 from two of three defensive 50 chains.

15:23

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)

17:53

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jake Riccardi)

18:10

Jake Riccardi has now kicked multiple goals in back-to-back matches for the first time this season. All three of the Giants' goals have come from turnovers.

20:57

Fremantle's midfield is yet to get going with Andrew Brayshaw having just three disposals. It's Luke Jackson that has led with way with a team-high seven disposals. Jackson is coming off a 23-disposal game - his second-highest tally this year.

21:32

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Sturt)

22:43

Toby Bedford has already laid two tackles. He leads the AFL for forward half pressure points per game this season with 41.7.

25:55

Nothing separates the two teams at the stoppages - winning nine clearances apiece. But neither side has been able to impact the scoreboard - with the Dockers generating one point to none via that source.

26:12

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Caleb Serong)

28:45

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Lachie Whitfield)

28:48

All four of the Giants' goals in the opening term have come from turnovers. They have bene outscored via that source in five of their last seven matches.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:41

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Kieren Briggs)

01:22

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)

02:37

Fremantle's accuracy has been poor this afternoon - having four missed shots at goal from a tally of six. They have just three behinds on the scoreboard.

03:37

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)

06:12

No player has won more of the ball at ground level than Tom Green - winning nine groundballs. The next best tally on the ground is four by Jaeger O'Meara.

06:52

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)

08:08

Toby Greene becomes the Giants' secind multiple goalkicker for the match. He has never kicked more than two goals in nine career games against Fremantle.

10:02

Fremantle continues to be astray with its shots at goal. It has now scored 0.2 from set shots compared to GWS Giants' 5.0.

13:25

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)

14:59

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jake Riccardi)

16:44

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)

17:08

GWS Giants have taken seven marks to three inside 50 for the match. They have found a mark from 29% of their inside 50s compared to Fremantle's 14%.

18:43

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sam Sturt)

19:41

All three of Fremantle's goals in this second term have come from turnovers, whereas the Giants' solitary goal came from stoppage.

20:23

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Lachlan Keeffe)

25:07

The Giants' forward half game has been on top so far, with five of their six goals coming from forward half chains. Fremantle on the other hand has launched just one goal from forward half chains.

26:59

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)

27:13

In his return from injury, Josh Kelly boots the Giants' third goal of the second term. He leads the Giants for disposals with 17, winning nine contested possessions and also generating four clearances.

28:22

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)

31:50

Fremantle could only manage 22 points in the first half - its lowest half-time tally this season. It has been well beaten in the territory game - trailing the inside 50s 32-21.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

05:03

Andrew Brayshaw has started the third term with plenty of intent - already amassing five disposals. He had just 11 disposals and one clearance in the first half.

07:09

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jake Riccardi)

07:20

Jake Riccardi's behind was GWS Giants' first blemish from a set shot this match. They have been off target from general play though - scoring 2.4 from that source.

08:31

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)

09:50

Toby Greene opens up a game-high 37-point lead. The Giants have won three and lost just once in the four other matches he has kicked four goals in this year.

10:21

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callum M. Brown)

12:12

Despite leading the disposal count 44-39 in the third term - the Dockers trail the inside 50 count 11-4. Fremantle is yet to score in the third term.

15:02

Kieren Briggs has imposed himself around the stoppages - winning an equal game-high seven first possessions, of which two have been generated into a clearance. He has averaged 6.5 clearances heading into this match since Round 10 - ranked No.1 in the AFL among all rucks.

15:24

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jake Riccardi)

18:11

The Dockers have struggled to defend defensive 50 ball movement in this third term - conceding an inside 50 from 71% of the Giants' chains. The Giants have conceded an inside 50 from just 27% of the Dockers' defensive 50 chains.

21:44

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Callum M. Brown)

23:06

Caleb Serong kicks Fremantle's first goal since the 18-minute mark of the second term. It has been outscored 22-6 from turnovers since that period.

26:24

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jake Riccardi)

26:30

Despite not kicking any goals, Stephen Coniglio has been handy going forward and been involved in an equal game-high seven scoring chains alongside Toby Greene.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

04:21

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)

05:30

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Callum M. Brown)

06:03

Jake Riccardi has stepped up in the absence of Jesse Hogan in this match. He has been the sole target inside 50 on a game-high 10 occasions - also grabbing a game-high five marks in that zone. Riccardi has an equal career-high four goals to his name.

08:52

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)

09:34

No Docker has gained more territory than Jordan Clark with 460 metres gained from 19 disposals - his most metres gained this year. He has also won a team-high 19 uncontested possessions.

13:09

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jake Riccardi)

13:53

The Dockers trail the clearance count by nine as we reach the halfway point of the final term. They have scored just three points from stoppages which is currently their equal-fewest since 2018.

16:18

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sam Sturt)

17:44

GWS Giants' pressure has lifted despite leading on the scoreboard by a comfortable margin. They have posted a pressure factor of 204 which is their highest for the match.

20:36

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)

20:54

The Giants have now kicked nine of the last 11 goals of the game. Their 63-point margin will be their sixth-biggest win since 2019.

22:47

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)

25:19

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)

27:20

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callum M. Brown)

29:35

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)

30:09

A 70-point defeat this afternoon for Fremantle was its biggest since 2019. The only bigger loss over this period was a 91-point defeat to West Coast in the Round 16 Derby that season. The Dockers lost the inside 50 count 68-44 and had 12 fewer shots at goal.